Beauty

It’s been a while since I even went to a baby shower, let alone attended my own. But I do remember that when Rachel was still in my tummy over eight years ago, and my baby shower was happening, parents-to-be didn’t tend to have registries at all. I told a few people what I needed, but that was it. So on the day of my baby shower I got a lot of tiny shoes, some super cute outfits, quite a few duplications, and then some other stuff that I didn’t end up using at all (it got donated). Continue Reading…

Did you know that kids can’t frown? I mean, they can make a cross face but when they try and wrinkle up their little foreheads, no lines appear whatsoever. I don’t know why this blew my mind when I discovered it recently, but it did. I guess I know that as we age, our skin gets less elastic, but I had no idea how springy and “non creasable” children’s skin was.

Anyway, this brings me to my own skin and how I look after it. I’ve written about botox before but I haven’t personally done it myself, even though I have no issue whatsoever with it (and I’m not ruling it out in the future, it just isn’t for me right now). What I do instead is go for microdermabrasion facials about every 6-8 weeks, and this really keeps my skin looking good. But besides that, I’ve realised that I haven’t been using skincare products that properly nourish my skin. I’ve been a bit lackadaisical considering that you only have one face, and it needs to last you!

It’s nearly the middle of the year. I KNOW. I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable with the rapid pace of life but what can you do? Except try slow down occasionally, savour every moment, and roll with the punches when things are not so nice. I’ve been doing lots of nice things lately though (very lucky lady), so here are some of them: Continue Reading…